Soccer Exercise
Direct Passing Sequence Warm-Up
- Age U6 - U13, U14 - U19, Men's / Women's
- Training Set Progression
- Number of Players 1 - 5 players, 6 - 9 players, 10-15 players
Setup
Pitch: Mark out a square of 5 x 5 to 10 x 10 metres with four flat markers; depending on the level it can be made tighter.
Equipment: 4 flat markers, 2 balls.
Players: Three corners of the square are each occupied by one player, one corner stays free. The two players at the diagonally opposite corners each have a ball. A fourth player without a ball stands in the middle of the area.
Procedure
- The player at the flat marker next to the free corner passes to the player in the middle.
- The middle player lays the ball off in a one-two to the free corner.
- The first passer picks the ball up and moves it on to the next corner.
- The second player with a ball plays a pass to the corner player without a ball.
- That player moves the ball on to the next free corner with a one-two with the middle player.
- From there the ball is played back to the first passer.
- After every one-two the players leave their flat markers.
Note: Drill idea by Eddie Plickat.
Tip
- Start at a calm tempo and build up gradually to firm, driven passes.
- The central player should always move one or two steps towards the pass.
- Before the pass the corner players should move one or two steps away from their flat marker, which simulates the opponent.
- Communicate clearly with the receiver of the pass, for example by calling out the name before the pass.
Training attributes
Technique
- Technique
- Passing
Co-ordination
- Co-Ordination
- Quick processing
Training Organization
- Age
- U6 - U13 U14 - U19 Men's / Women's
- Duration
- 10 min
- Training Set
- Progression
- Number of Players
- 1 - 5 players 6 - 9 players 10-15 players 16-22+ players
- Form of Training
- Group training
- Exercise level
- Intermediate
- Training Location
- Pitch Indoor